How Do Sociologists Define Race and Ethnicity

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Essay

How do sociologists define race and ethnicity?

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Definitions:

Interstate Commerce

Economic activities or transactions that cross state boundaries or involve more than one state, regulated by the federal government in many countries.

Stay and Tender Laws

Legislative measures that prevent creditors from seizing the property of debtors and require debtors to make payment in a legal tender, typically applied during financial crises to provide relief.

Daniel Shays

A former soldier and symbolic figure of Shays' Rebellion (1786-1787), an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts protesting fiscal and civil rights injustices.

Inflation

The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, eroding purchasing power.